The Russo's

The doctor's appointment went well. My doctor said I am growing well and Hudson is too. We had an ultrasound done and he measures about 1 week ahead. He weighs 1 lb and 11 ounces. We saw him blink his eyes ,yawn and he was holding a foot in one hand. His heart beat was 159. He was not in the best position for pictures, but here are the ones we have: his spine, a confirmation that it's a boy and some face shots.

We have been so busy since Christmas Eve. I'm still recovering from the long days, but it's worth it when you are with family. Jen & Todd came in town Friday and left yesterday. It was so good to see them, but the time just went by too fast. Before we opened gifts with my family, my brother in law suggested reflecting on the year. Everyone shared a highlight from 2008 and what they were thankful for. It may be a new tradition that we start- it was a special time together. There is nothing like having a good family and I am so grateful for that. Our highlight was, of course, finding out that we are adding to the family with Hudson. On that note, I have a check up this afternoon to find out how he and I are doing.

We had a great Christmas, lots of presents, food and time with family. This is our last Christmas before children, but we are looking forward to starting some traditions of our own. Hudson received his own share of gifts too. He has some really cute outfits to wear when he gets here. Jen and Todd are in town, so we are still celebrating Christmas with them.

Hudson's kicks are getting stronger. The last two nights he has been active around 9:30 p.m. Josh was able to feel him and see my stomach move. I have been trying to get Josh to feel him for a while, but every time he would put his hand on my stomach Hudson would stop. I'm excited that Josh can share those moments with me.

We don't get many of these in south Louisiana. It is so beautiful seeing everything covered in a white blanket of snow. Josh was like a kid seeing snow for the first time. He woke me at 5:30 a.m. to go outside. We received about 2-4 inches.

We didn't go to a Christmas tree farm, but Josh was hands on in the process. We went to Home Depot on Thursday night. I picked out the first tree I saw because we were ready to get out the cold. No one was around to assist, so Josh trimmed the tree, bagged it and tied it to the yukon. I didn't have the camera with me to take a picture of that, but it was funny. new belly shot